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Collectors (formerly Collectors Universe) is a holding company that owns and operates several major brands in the collectibles ecosystem. Its flagship brand is (Professional Sports Authenticator), the dominant card‑grading company by market share.

Collectors is led by CEO Nat Turner, a lifelong hobbyist who helped take the company private in 2021.

Collectors acquired SGC in 2024, and attempted to reposition it as a "boutique" grading brand. In December 2025, Collectors acquired Beckett; which means Collectors now controls three of the four major grading companies, with a combined 75% market share.

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-Collectors Universe helps price and sell sports memorabilia, coins, stamps, and autographs. The company charges a fee (usually between $8 and $40) to determine the authenticity, quality, and worth of an item -- primarily coins and sports cards. Collectors Universe also publishes price guides, market reports, rarity reports, and other information in print form, as well as on its Web site. In an effort to reduce its auction operations and focus on its core grading and authentication services, the firm sold auction divisions Bowers and Merena, Kingswood Coin, and Superior Sports to Greg Manning in 2004 for $2.5 million. President David Hall owns about 29% of the company he founded in 1986.
+Collectors (formerly Collectors Universe) is a holding company that owns and operates several major brands in the collectibles ecosystem. Its flagship brand is [[PSA|(Professional Sports Authenticator)]], the dominant card‑grading company by market share.
+Collectors is led by CEO [[Nat Turner]], a lifelong hobbyist who helped take the company private in 2021.
+Collectors acquired SGC in 2024, and attempted to reposition it as a "boutique" grading brand.  In December 2025, Collectors acquired [[Beckett]]; which means Collectors now controls three of the four major grading companies, with a combined 75% market share.
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